Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Barbering instructor Rufus McKoy (left) provides an orientation to new students Joseph Wallace (middle) and Wesley Lucas during the first day of class. Spring classes began at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ on January 8. Edgecombe is one of just three community colleges in the state that offers barbering.
The Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Foundation awarded scholarships to 145 Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ students during a scholarship awards ceremony held December 13 on the Tarboro campus. One hundred sixty-one scholarships were awarded, with scholarship amounts ranging from $100 to $5,000. Shown are Raquel Gallagher (left) and Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radiography student Mikala Morris, who received the JnR Gallagher Scholarship. The […]
The Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Student Nurses Association (SNA) recently completed a community toy and food drive. The toys were collected for children in the Rocky Mount New Eagles Program, and the food items were collected for the Nash and Edgecombe departments of social services. Pictured are (from left, front row) Sonya Smith; Haley Lewis, SNA […]
Students from Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ learned about college transfer opportunities during the December 3 North Carolina Community College Transfer Fair held on the Tarboro campus. Representatives from more than 20 colleges and universities were on hand to provide students with information on their admissions process and to answer questions regarding transfer credit hours. Shown is […]
The Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Student Nurses Association participated in the American Heart Association’s Twin Counties Heart Walk on November 10. The students raised $1,780 for the American Heart Association. Shown clockwise from bottom left are Haley Lewis, team captain; Earlie Barnes, Nursing instructor; Lemesha Vernon; Haley Kitchen; Sonya Smith; Christie Pitt; Caroline Harris; Lindsay Woodlief; […]
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ’s Alpha Omega Nu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa inducted twenty-six students into its membership during a November 15 induction ceremony held on the Tarboro campus. Phi Theta Kappa is an honor society for students attending two-year schools. The guest speaker at the induction ceremony was Stephen Herring, religion, geography, and development studies […]
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ is proud to announce Student Ambassadors for 2018-2019: Brandon Andrews, Nursing, Farmville Olga Bautista, Criminal Justice, Tarboro Gina Coldwell, Nursing, Wilson Ny’Asia Dickens-Jones, Associate in Science (Edgecombe Early College High School), Tarboro Bradley Parker, Business Administration, Rocky Mount Detron Phillips, Respiratory Therapy, Battleboro Sharnell Pittman, Nursing, Rocky Mount The Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Foundation sponsors […]
The Rocky Mount Rotary Club presented Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ with $22,000 on Monday to support student scholarships. The presentation took place during a Rocky Mount Rotary Club meeting, during which Rotary leaders presented $66,000 in scholarship funds to support local students attending Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ, Nash Community College, and North Carolina Wesleyan College. The funds […]
Nash UNC Health Care is providing scholarships to five Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ nursing students. The scholarship recipients participated in a recent Signing Day ceremony as they committed to participating in the Nash UNC Nurse Scholars Program. The scholarship program funds the cost of each student’s education, tuition, and books. It also includes a monthly stipend […]
On October 10, East Carolina University admissions staff introduced Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ students to the Pirate Promise, a new partnership that provides a seamless transition for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ College Transfer students to the university. The program enables students, while enrolled at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ, to benefit from a variety of ECU services prior to transferring. Shown is Erica […]
